Author: MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 18/03/2025 | 19:31:43
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Congo and neighboring Rwanda meet in Qatar for their first direct talks. The meeting between Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was mediated by Qatar. Congo and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Peace talks between Congo and Rwanda were unexpectedly canceled in December. Rwanda made the signing of a peace agreement conditional on a direct dialogue between the Congo and the M23 rebels, which Congo refused at the time. The conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma.
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